Bedford Morals Crusade Net Tightens on Immoral Resorts
A Seymour siren, Mary A. Lloyd, was detained after attempting to bribe witnesses in the Peed case. She confessed to bribery and was fined 19.50 then left town. The case follows Lu cila Peed’s guilty plea for conducting a house for immoral purposes, with a 15 fine and 10 days in jail. Authorities vow continued action to purge lewd houses from Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Siren
O Street
Payne
North End
Seymour
Bedford
J. E. Boruff
Boruff
Mary A. Lloyd
Lloyd
Lucila Peed
Smith
Peed
Missouri visitor suffers dislocated knee in fall
Mrs. Mary Miller aged 68 from Missouri visiting relatives in the city fractured a fall while leaving a South O street home. She had a dislocated right knee cap and lingering pain but improved after medical help was summoned and rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Miller
Missouri
Robert Mitchell
South O Street
Miller
Bates Targeted in Bedford Home Burglary
George Bates former Bedford City Council member now a New Albany resident was robbed at his home Sunday morning. The burglars took a gold watch $15 in cash and a new pair of shoes while Mrs. Bates and the children were away visiting relatives and were notified by phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bates
Bedford
New Albany
Bedford House Cleaning Stir Amid Prosecutor Probe
The Bedford prosecutor’s inquiry into dens of vice has prompted several men to flee town. Officials vow to purge evil places with public backing from citizens who seek reform in the wake of two years of notoriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Odon
Jasonville
Linton
Terre Haute
Seymour
Baltimore and Ohio adopts extended pension plan
The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern adopts a retirement system for employees with twenty years of service allowing retirement at sixty five with a pension. The pension equals one half of the average salary of the last ten years plus ten percent for each year over twenty. Trainmen must retire at age seventy under the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
Couple Seeks New Life in Salem Marriage
James W. Henderson of Paoli aged seventy and Anna J. Wilson aged fifty nine, longtime deputy postmistress at Canton, Washington county, wed yesterday afternoon in Salem after a rapid romance. Henderson, twice widowed, had visited Canton only once before the surprise ceremony. The bride, a Canton resident, once held substantial property interests there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Henderson
Paoli
Anna J. Wilson
Canton
Washington County
Salem
Mr. Henderson
Missing Feed Store Prober C M Bates Reports Theft
C M Bates proprietor of a feed store at 16th and K reports long running shortages. A boy confessed stealing $5 from the till and named a second man who allegedly supplied the combination. The second man will be prosecuted for his role while the thief promised to repay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Bates
16Th and K
Comic Valentine Leads to Petit Larceny Case
George Groves held on intoxication charge after a valentine found inside the stolen overcoat he wore triggered an arrest. Sheriff Box traced the valentine to George Breedlove of the Monon railway, revealing the theft of Breedlove’s overcoat and the note, which sparked the petit larceny allegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Groves
Valentine
Groves
George Breedlove
Breedlove
Monon Railway Company
Monon Train Nuisance Case Filed in Lawrence Court
Francis X. Johnson filed a detailed eight page complaint with the Lawrence Circuit Court alleging that Monon trains over the public square and along J street create a nuisance by noise smoke and obstructing streets. The case will be presented by the Prosecuting Attorney. Homer Everett Sheeks William Mann and Andrew Presnell appeared and pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and battery after a Palestine Hill fight. they paid fines and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis X. Johnson
Lawrence
J Street
Monon
Circuit Court
Homer
Everett Sheeks
William Mann
Andrew Presnell
Wilson
Palestine Hill
Refuse to Pay Complaint Says It Refused to Pay
Lawrence Circuit Court hears a suit filed Monday by Henry and Maggie Craig to recover 1000 dollars from Bedford lodge No. 52 Pathfinders. Lizzie Craig Ash, member, died in Little Rock on June 25 1905 and a new policy was issued changing beneficiaries to her parents. The plaintiffs allege the policy is due and payable but the company has refused to pay. Judge Hc Henry Owen and Harwell Rose represent the plaintiffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodge
Pathfinders
Lawrence
Henry
Maggie Craig
Lizzie Craig Ash
Bedford Lodge No. 52
Little Rock
Ark
Supreme Lodge of Pathfinders
Ohio
Indiana
Said Henry
Bedford Lodge
Henry Owen
Harwell & Rose
Death of Gertrude Deem After Six Week Sleep
Gertrude Deem a 19 year old of Linton died after six weeks in a stupor following a night she returned from church and slept without waking. Doctors were puzzled as she had slept soundly for ten days prior to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Deem
Adam Deem
Linton
Bloomington seeks new court house amid boom talk and schemes
The Bloomington community rallies for a new county court house as Franklin Street grows with speculative land prices and rail surveys. Promoters push for tax subsidies while residents debate impact on taxes and local progress, with figures like H B Gentry and Roy Feltus shaping the debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Bloomington
Monroe County
Indianapolis Southern Railroad
Monroe County Stock Exchange
Court House Park
Old Town
Man Injured by Mill Shaft at Peerless Norton Mill
Perry Covey of Peerless suffered a severe accident when his clothing jammed in a mill shaft at Norton stone mill. He was dragged by the rotating machinery, left leg mangled, and was rescued by coworkers before medical treatment at Dr. Short's office and home care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Covey
Peerless
Norton
Covey
Mr. Covey
R. B. Short
Royal Baking Powder Promises Pure Clean Bread
Advertisement touts Royal Baking Powder for clean bread with no hand mixing or sweating. It claims perfect cleanliness and healthful food and offers full baking instructions in the Royal Baker and Pastry Cook book, gratis to any addressee in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Baking Powder 60
New York
Preacher Whitt settles damage suit with Franklin Falk
Elder J C Whitt pastor of Brownstown Christian Church accepted 22 dollars in full payment and agreed to dismiss the $10,000 damage claim against Frank Falk. The case arose after Whitt labeled Falk the meanest man. Falk then knocked him down at the depot. The suit moved through Jackson Scott and Jennings counties. Married: John O Borden to Etta S Nilson by Justice John W Harris. Also licenses issued to Mills Peterson Martin Todd Jones Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Whitt
Christian Church of
Brownstown
Frank Falk
Ind
John C. Whitt
Jennings
Vernon
Whitt
Baptist Church
Mr. Falk
Falk
Jackson County
Scott County
Jennings County
John O. Borden
Etta S. Nilson
John W. Harris
Joseph C. Mills
Zona C. Peterson
David Martin
Alice J, Todd
Henry A. Jones
Jennis Fisher
Men's Banquet at First Christian Church Delightful Community Event
About 150 men attended the First Christian Church Men’s Banquet with 25 visiting ladies and a decorative 8 30 p m program. Speakers Including City Attorney J A Zaring and Judge Newton Crooke praised fellowship and duties, and the evening closed with hymns and a benediction. Mrs Phipps, mother of Henry Phipps, 81, is dangerously ill with pneumonia five miles east of Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Crisetian Church
Edwards
J. B. Duncan
A. G. McCain
Eve
McHenry Owen
J. A. Zaring
J. E. Boruff
Bedford
Newton Crooke
J. W. Newland
Dave W. McDaniel
Joseph Franklin
James Small
James Stevens
H. M. Accam
George W. McDaniel
W. C. Windstandley
R. H. Tiller
Taylor
J. M. Mathes
Wm. Hawkins
Ladies Spring Hats In New York And Chicago Millinery Openings
Local milliners report spring stock arriving from New York and Chicago shows with the dinky sailor as the season’s top hat. Styles feature small brims two to three inches, tipped crowns, maline rosettes, and varied trimmings including ribbons flowers wings and quills in pastel colors. New buckles in mother of pearl tones, plateaux and flat leghorns return with rich velvets and peroxaline textures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Grand Jury Hears Schafer Murder Case Again
A Lawrence county grand jury, empaneled by Judge Wilson, is tasked with continuing the Schafer murder probe. Foreman J Frank Hamer, previously involved in the case, leads a panel including William Owens and William Ewing, with John H Underwood assisting as deputy prosecutor. A stenographer may be provided if unanimously requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
J. Frank Hainer
Steve Smith
William Owens
Marshall Township
William Ewing
Marion Township
Joseph M. Allen
Guthrie Township
Jesse Faubion
Pleasant Run
Jesse Boyd
Marion
J. Frank Hamer
Shanswick
Schafer
Miss Schafer
James McDonald
Sarah Schafer
Richard Fisher
John H. Underwood
Fletcher
Committed death by own action in Seymour area
Mrs. Mary S Meyer wife of J Henry Meyer residing north of Seymour and west of Peters Switch committed death by own action Tuesday afternoon by taking carbolic acid according to the coroner's judgment after an investigation. Her husband returned home found her unconscious and she died shortly after two o'clock despite neighbors and a physician being summoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary S. Meyer
J. Henry Meyer
Seymour
Peter's Switch
Bold Hold Up Near 13th Street Ignites Fright
At about 7 PM Saturday a stranger armed with a weapon accosted Mrs. Slater Belcher and Miss Carrie Aikman at the 13th and I street crossing. He searched them quickly, took no valuables, and fled. The women, shaken, reported the incident to acquaintances but could not identify the assailant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
13Th and I
Slater Belcher
Carrie Aikman
North I Street
Assessors Get Busy Dog Tax Notice for Township
Township assessors begin annual rounds March 1 and remind residents to report dogs. Tax per dog varies by sex and spay status, with fines for nonpayment. Citizens should cooperate, provide dog counts, and obtain receipts to avoid penalties.
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Siren
Bates
National Biscuit Company
Comic Valentine
Chip Johnson
Sheeks - Mann - Presnell
Lodge of Pathfinders
Ketcham’s Mill
Hades
Artesia
Old Temple of Justice
Clear Creek
Henry B. Gentry
Courtouse
Monroe
Roy M. Feltus
H. J. Feltus
The
Star
Roy
the Ringlings
James A. Bailey
Feltus
H. B. Gentry
Gentry
Roy Feltus
Festus
Asgon
Henry J. Feltus
Democratic Party
William J Allen
Phillip K. Buskirk
Allen
Kirkwood Avenue
China
W. H. MccDoel
Mr. McDoel
Monon Road
Stone Mill
Preacher
Tabe
Lawrence County
3Th and I
San Antonio
San Fernando
Alamo
America
Oncaea
San
W. S. ST. George
ST. Louis
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